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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

#runforboston

last spring, i started the couch to 5k program. i got through the first 5 weeks before i found out i was pregnant, and promptly stopped running because i was a weenie and didn't want to "hurt" the baby. stupid. but it happened. a week before i found out i was pregnant, i went out and bought new running shoes. i was really committed to making the c25k program work for me. and then i got scared.

i really want to get back out there again. i felt good while i was running the program. i've been trying to figure out when i could do it, but i haven't really committed to it because i just wasn't driven enough.

and now i want to commit. i want to get my feet on the pavement (or the park path) and get moving. i want to put one foot in front of the other, constantly moving forward. i want to increase my heart rate. i want to breathe rhythmically with my body.

i want to do it for boston. for all those marathon runners who banded together and helped one another out. for all the first responders who - once again - ran in when others were running out.

i want to do it because i can. because my body - tired, achy, and damaged as it may be - still works. because my heart can still handle the exertion. because i still have the freedom to move my bones and limbs and muscles at will. because my lungs can still expand and contract.

i can't guarantee it will be a regular thing. days or weeks may go by between my running sessions. but i'm going to do it. i'm going to lace up my sneakers, put my hair in a ponytail, and strap on my sports bra.

About Me

my name is erin. a year and a half ago I married my high school crush, which is pretty damn awesome cuz every day i wake up feeling like a giddy 15-year-old. we're enormous losers who like nothing better than to sit at home, drink a home-brewed beer, watch a movie, and make faces at each other. i love laughing, peanut butter, harry potter, live music, and playing with our feline furbaby, padfoot. i'm here to document our journey through trying to conceive and (hopefully) pregnancy and beyond. i hope you'll join me for the ride.